James Blake (tennis)
Tour Finals F (2006) | | |
Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2008) | |
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Doubles | ||
Career record | 132–121 (52.2%) (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) | |
Career titles | 7 | |
Highest ranking | No. 31 (March 31, 2003) | |
Current ranking | No. 2081 (June 26, 2023) | |
Grand Slam doubles results | ||
Australian Open | QF (2005) | |
French Open | 2R (2002) | |
Wimbledon | SF (2009) | |
US Open | 2R (2000, 2001) | |
Team competitions | ||
Davis Cup | W (2007) | |
Hopman Cup | W (2003, 2004) | |
Last updated on: 26 June 2023. |
James Riley Blake[2] (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. He won 10 titles on the ATP Tour (out of 24 finals contested), reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4. His career highlights included reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (beating world No. 1 Roger Federer en route), the quarterfinals of the 2008 Australian Open and 2005 and 2006 US Opens, two titles at the Hopman Cup (in 2003 and 2004) and being the American No. 1 in men's singles. Blake was also a key performer for the victorious United States 2007 Davis Cup team, winning both his matches in the championship tie against Russia.
In 2004, Blake fractured a vertebra in an accident while training. He made a full recovery, and in 2005 he was presented with the
Blake retired from professional tennis at the
Early life and education
Blake was born in
Blake started playing tennis at the age of five alongside his older brother Thomas. When he was 13, he was diagnosed with severe scoliosis, and for five years as a teenager he was forced to wear a full-length back brace for 18 hours a day, though not while playing tennis.
The Blake family moved to
In 2018, he was elected into the ITA Collegiate Hall of Fame.Career
Early career
2001
At the age of 21, Blake saw his first
2002
In January 2002, Blake won the 2002
2003
In 2003, his best results were a quarterfinals appearance at
2004
2004 was a difficult year for Blake. In May, while practicing with
2005–2008
2005
Blake's injuries and personal issues caused him to post relatively poor results for the first half of 2005. By April his ranking was 210. He decided to play the Challenger circuit, the "minor leagues" of tennis, in order to regain confidence and get more matches. In May he entered events in Tunica, Mississippi and Forest Hills, New York, and won both. He rejoined the ATP circuit and by August reached the final at the International Series event in Washington, D.C., where he fell to Roddick. He was given a wild card into AMS
Blake accepted a wildcard into the US Open. After defeating No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the round of 32, Blake beat Tommy Robredo in four sets to reach the quarterfinals where he faced Andre Agassi. The late-evening match is considered one of the greatest classics in the tournament's history. Blake was up two sets and a break in the third when Agassi made a comeback to eventually win in a fifth-set tiebreak. After the match Agassi said, "I wasn't the winner, tennis was".[8] Later in October at the Stockholm Open, Blake won his third ATP tour title, defeating Srichaphan in the final. Blake finished 2005 ranked 22 in the world.
2006
At the beginning of 2006, Blake won the title at
At the
In his debut appearance at the
2007
In 2007 Blake won at the Sydney International for the second consecutive year. However, he then suffered a disappointing loss in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open, losing to tenth seed and eventual finalist Fernando González. In February, Blake made it to the final of the Delray Beach tournament, but lost it to the Belgian Xavier Malisse in three tight sets.
At the
During the summer hardcourt season, he advanced to his second career ATP Masters Series final. At AMS
Blake lost in the third round of Paris to
2008
At the Australian Open, Blake defeated his first round opponent, Chilean Nicolás Massú. He then defeated compatriot Michael Russell. In the third round, he fought back from two sets down to beat French veteran Sébastien Grosjean who had beaten him in each of their three previous meetings. In the fourth round, Blake beat Marin Čilić in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals, his best showing yet down under. In the quarterfinal, Blake faced world No. 1 Roger Federer, and fell in straight sets. Although out of the Australian Open, Blake's ranking jumped back into the top 10 to No. 9 following his best performance in the tournament yet.
In Delray Beach, Blake made it to the final for the second consecutive year, but fell to No. 244
In August 2008, Blake represented the United States as one of its three men's singles tennis players in the Beijing Olympics. In the quarterfinals, he gained one of the biggest wins of his career with his first ever win over Roger Federer 6–4, 7–6. At the time, Federer was ranked as the world's No. 1 men's player.[13] His semifinal match was against Fernando González, the Men's Singles bronze medalist at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Blake had a triple match point in the final set, but would go on to lose 11–9. He then lost the bronze medal match to Serbian Novak Djokovic.
In the US Open, Blake was stretched to a 5 set thriller against American teenager Donald Young in the first round. Blake easily won his second round match after Steve Darcis retired and then lost to friend and fellow American Mardy Fish in the third round in straight sets.
Later career
2009
Blake defeated Frank Dancevic in the first round of the Australian Open. His success continued in the second round after deposing of Frenchman Sébastien de Chaunac in a match laden with spectator noise and bad line calls.[14] Blake went on to face the 18th seed, Igor Andreev, in the third round and beat him. He lost in the fourth round in straight sets to the 2008 runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
At the 2009 Estoril Open Blake advanced to his first clay-court final on European soil, after beating second seed and former Estoril Open champion Nikolay Davydenko in a rain-interrupted semi-final that was carried over due to bad light. Blake was defeated by Spain's Albert Montañés later that day in the finals. The 28-year-old Montanes saved two match points at 4–5 in the second set and fought back to beat fourth-seeded Blake in two hours and 14 minutes.
At the
Following a 3rd round loss at the 2009 US Open to Spain's Tommy Robredo, Blake split with longtime coach Brian Barker. He was replaced by Kelly Jones.
2010
At the 2010 Australian Open, Blake lost to fourth seed and US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro in the second round in five sets (8–10 final set). He then missed the clay court season due to a knee injury. Blake returned to action at Wimbledon, where he lost in the first round to Robin Haase, during which Blake accused ESPN commentator and former WTA player Pam Shriver of disrupting play due to her overly loud commentary from the box situated above the court behind him. This led to a verbal exchange between the two during the match. After the match, Blake declared that if his knee problems did not subside he would consider retirement.[15] Blake, who refused to take any anti-inflammatories for his knee, called his performance "embarrassing" and said "I can't beat these guys at 80 percent." Despite these comments, Blake played the US Summer hard court season, and reached the third round of the 2010 US Open, where he lost to eventual finalist Novak Djokovic. Blake finished the year ranked outside the Top 100 for the first time since 2000.
2011–2013
Between the beginning of 2011–2013, Blake remained ranked outside the world's top 50, due to recurring injuries and loss of form. During the three seasons, he reached a single ATP-tour semifinal, at the 2011 Stockholm Open. At the US Open in August 2013, Blake announced his retirement. In 2019, he was elected to the Collegiate Hall of Fame.
2023
James Blake returned to the tour in May 2023, after 10 years off the tour. Blake entered an M15 Rancho Santa Fe event in the doubles using a wildcard.[16]
Playing style
Blake was primarily an offensive baseliner.[17] Blake was known for possessing one of the most powerful forehands in the game, with a solid transition game, and an effective serve and volley. Blake also possessed extremely quick footwork, although many claimed that he needed to work on changing direction. Blake's reputation as a "shotmaker," combined with potentially high-error flat groundstrokes made his style of play notably flashy, characterized by both a high number of winners and unforced errors.[18] In turn, this made Blake's game somewhat streaky, as evidenced by his playing history.
Equipment and endorsements
Blake worked with
Blake signed an endorsement deal with Evian in 2005 and his contract was extended in 2008.[22][23]
Personal life
Blake married publicist Emily Snider in Del Mar, California, in 2012. The couple have two daughters.[24]
Blake enjoys
Blake was also a red pro on
2015 NYPD incident
On September 9, 2015, Blake was thrown down to the sidewalk, handcuffed, and arrested by a plainclothes
The violence of the arrest has prompted Blake to take a more active stand on police brutality against minorities. He met with Bratton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.[34] He has also written a book, Ways of Grace: Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together, published in June 2017 that details the incident and his shift to activism as a result.[35][36] Blake was subsequently sued for defamation by the officer who had mistakenly arrested Blake as the book portrayed the officer "as a racist and a goon".[37] The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in September 2018.[38]
Philanthropy
In 2008 Blake established The James Blake Foundation, which "invests vital seed money at the leading-edge of science: speed up the most promising work, and shortening the time it takes to turn lab discoveries into better treatments for patients."
Significant finals
Year-end championships finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2006 | Shanghai | Hard (i) | Roger Federer | 0–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Masters 1000 finals
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2006
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Indian Wells
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Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2007
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Cincinnati
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Hard | Roger Federer | 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2002 | Cincinnati
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Hard | Todd Martin | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
7–5, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runners-up)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Feb 2002 | Memphis Open, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | Jul 2002 | Hall of Fame Championships , Newport, United States
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Grass | Taylor Dent | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | Aug 2002 | Washington Open, Washington, United States | Hard | Paradorn Srichaphan | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | Aug 2003 | Long Island Open, Long Island, United States | Hard | Paradorn Srichaphan | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | Aug 2005 | Washington Open, Washington, United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Aug 2005 | Connecticut Open, New Haven, United States | Hard | Feliciano López | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | Oct 2005 | Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 4. | Jan 2006 | Sydney International, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Igor Andreev | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 5. | Feb 2006 | Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | Mar 2006 | Indian Wells Masters , Indian Wells, United States
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Hard | Roger Federer | 5–7, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 6. | Jun 2006 | Queen's Club Championships, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | Jul 2006 | Indianapolis Tennis Championships , Indianapolis, USA
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Hard | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7. | Sep 2006 | Thailand Open , Bangkok, Thailand
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Hard (i) | Ivan Ljubičić | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 8. | Oct 2006 | Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden (2) | Hard (i) | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | Nov 2006 | Tennis Masters Cup , Shanghai, China
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Hard (i) | Roger Federer | 0–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | Jan 2007 | Sydney International, Sydney, Australia (2) | Hard | Carlos Moyá | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 8. | Feb 2007 | Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Xavier Malisse | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | Jul 2007 | Los Angeles Open, Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 10. | Aug 2007 | Cincinnati Masters , Cincinnati, United States
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Hard | Roger Federer | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10. | Aug 2007 | Connecticut Open, New Haven, United States (2) | Hard | Mardy Fish | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | Feb 2008 | Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Kei Nishikori | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 12. | Apr 2008 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, USA | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
Loss | 13. | May 2009 | Portugal Open, Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Albert Montañés | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 0–6 |
Loss | 14. | Jun 2009 | Queen's Club Championships, London, United Kingdom (2) | Grass | Andy Murray | 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runners-up)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Aug 2002 | Cincinnati Masters , Cincinnati, United States
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Hard | Todd Martin | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Mar 2003 | Tennis Channel Open, Scottsdale, United States | Hard | Mark Merklein | Mark Philippoussis Lleyton Hewitt |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 3. | Feb 2004 | SAP Open, San Jose, United States | Hard (i) | Mardy Fish | Rick Leach Brian MacPhie |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 4. | Apr 2004 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States | Clay | Mardy Fish | Rick Leach Brian MacPhie |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Apr 2004 | BMW Open, Munich, Germany | Clay | Mark Merklein | Julian Knowle Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | Feb 2006 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Mardy Fish | Chris Haggard Ivo Karlović |
6–0, 5–7, [5–10] |
Loss | 2. | Oct 2007 | Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Mark Knowles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6. | Apr 2012 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States (2) | Clay | Sam Querrey | 7–6(16–14), 6–4 | |
Loss | 3. | Feb 2013 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Jack Sock | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | Mar 2013 | Delray Beach Open, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Jack Sock | Max Mirnyi Horia Tecău |
6–4, 6–4 |
Team tournaments: 3 (3–0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jan 2003 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Western Australia | Hard | Serena Williams | Alicia Molik Lleyton Hewitt |
3–0 |
Win | 2. | Jan 2004 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Western Australia | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | Daniela Hantuchová Karol Kučera |
2–1 |
Win | 3. | Nov – Dec 2007 | Davis Cup, Portland, United States | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Andy Roddick |
Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny Igor Andreev Dmitry Tursunov |
4–1 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | |||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF | 4R | 2R | A | A | Q2 | 21–9 | |||
French Open | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 6–9 | |||
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 8–11 | |||
US Open | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | QF | QF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 25–13 | |||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 3–1 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 61–42 | |||
ATP World Tour Finals
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Tour Finals
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Did not qualify | F | Did not qualify | 3–2 | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 4th | Not Held | A | NH | 4–2 | |||||||||
ATP Masters Series
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Indian Wells Masters
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A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | F | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 23–12 | |||
Miami Masters
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A | Q1 | Q2 | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 17–12 | |||
Monte Carlo Masters
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A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1–2 | |||
Rome Masters
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A | A | A | QF
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1R
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1R
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A | 1R
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2R
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QF
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1R
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A | A | A | A | 6–7 | |||
Hamburg Masters[a]
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A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | 5–6 | |||
Canada Masters
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A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 6–4 | |||
Cincinnati Masters
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A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | F | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 16–12 | |||
Madrid Masters[b] | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 3–7 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 8–7 | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 13–8 | 10–7 | 12–8 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 82–67 | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 5–8 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 10–24 | |||
Year-end ranking | 220 | 212 | 73 | 28 | 37 | 97 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 135 | 59 | 127 | 153 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2009 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | A | A | A | 5–3 | ||||||
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1–1 | ||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | SF | 1R | QF | 9–6 | ||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2–6 | ||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 17–16 |
Top 10 wins
Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Blake Rank |
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2002 | |||||||
1. | Tommy Haas | 5 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | QF | 6–3, 6–1 | 64 |
2. | Andre Agassi | 6 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | SF | 6–3, 6–4 | 32 |
2003 | |||||||
3. | Carlos Moyá | 5 | Indian Wells , United States
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Hard | 3R | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | 25 |
2005 | |||||||
4. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | 49 |
2006 | |||||||
5. | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–2 | 23 |
6. | Lleyton Hewitt | 10 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | F | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | 21 |
7. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Indian Wells , United States
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Hard | SF | 7–5, 6–3 | 14 |
8. | Andy Roddick | 5 | Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 7–5, 6–4 | 7 |
9. | Ivan Ljubičić | 3 | Bangkok , Thailand
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Hard (i) | F | 6–3, 6–1 | 9 |
10. | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Tennis Masters Cup , Shanghai, China
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Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) | 8 |
11. | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 | Tennis Masters Cup , Shanghai, China
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Hard (i) | RR | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 | 8 |
12. | David Nalbandian | 7 | Tennis Masters Cup , Shanghai, China
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Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 6–1 | 8 |
2007 | |||||||
13. | Tommy Robredo | 6 | Davis Cup, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | 9 |
14. | Nikolay Davydenko | 5 | Cincinnati , United States
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Hard | SF | 6–4, 6–2 | 8 |
2008 | |||||||
15. | Richard Gasquet | 8 | Indian Wells , United States
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Hard | 4R | 6–4, 6–2 | 9 |
16. | Richard Gasquet | 10 | Davis Cup, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4 | 8 |
17. | Roger Federer | 1 | Summer Olympics, Beijing, China | Hard | QF | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | 7 |
2009 | |||||||
18. | Andy Roddick | 6 | Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 4–4, ret. | 16 |
2011 | |||||||
19. | Mardy Fish | 9 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 1R | 0–1, ret. | 60 |
Notes
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- ^ Swenson, Kyle (October 3, 2017). "NYPD officer: Former tennis star James Blake defamed me as 'a racist and a goon'". The Washington Post.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Mission". The James Blake Foundation. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Marshall, Ash (November 10, 2011). "B/R Interview: James Blake Talks About His Charity Work and the Tennis Community". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Bruehl, Erin (January 1, 2010). "Blake's "Serving for a Cure" a Smash Hit in New York". Long Island Tennis Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "American Tennis Star James Blake to Launch Cancer Research Fund in His Father's Name at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center". Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. July 10, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
Further reading
- Blake, James; Friedman, Andrew L. (2007). Breaking back : How I lost everything and won back my life. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-134349-8
External links
- James Blake official website
- James Blake at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- James Blake at the International Tennis Federation
- James Blake at the Davis Cup
- James Blake at Olympedia
- James Blake at Olympics.com
- James Blake at ESPN.com